The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1887-03-24
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a "a. iEsmeus- Easss fneelltr held resr
tbv SifaNioa ieEnpite in odd Lex eebln
iine- vs. hsFseg bee1 nsIpDslca 70, IL
!, VI ffst iasi ies facts lfosl suoikrr
nlaY \, acceptable.
4 llsl saeytins .as Jpiy 4. 1850, - nrsfiy
81 yrsrs sge MilIiam Henry Harrison
snA J9hn ! Yler bad jest hecn pominsicd
~ ,hc WAC party Tor yresideui aud vice.
prtsgaFrf iasn fsob. @b0te rival VAS
Mnfuh ksn Iiaies,, had ~ nee time lived
Ia los cabin. and Il - cl.iasel that he
bal their seaa hsfi cider EASY 90 set Al
SEA ibsi far isseA string ~ his door vas
niNAls ont tia~~. iscts ~rrs tesxed upon
stni inssls gbg ng4ssf ~ a. nap nisrigrr ppb
DC oiaioa e "a, tasaf aBd 10 decrease IL.
payHiaitt 5 $50 ,be masses, specially an
the Np,th Presidential csmpaigBr wtf,
tas, iu. A.si $3.50 NJ nur Instead ~ l.,r
a, tinl - Ia the cities aud large
isei.s ia4tnrtse mass rsveiipgs we're held
to lAr euaptIy A place WAS wanted for
one at that ,ime smong the Green NOM
tales In VermoBi Strstton vas on good
siage rns1 over those mountains, and ~as
lionored then aud for ell tine by the selec.
tion About bali mile cssi 81 Deerteld
RIVER sud just beyond the eeaiinuous
woods Of the main Green Mountain range.
IN the north side OF the turnpike, was aud
is the natural smpbitheatre. Ia the
middle Of thia and about ten rods north Of
calvert, which crosses the turnpike and
sivsJs must. Was the grand stand from
which Daniel Webster addressed the null
iitndes. estimated TO nnmber 1900. One
q a ~. IA ~ l.t a
thu.
dad and vent up TO siis'ton early Tuesday
morning,
And there ss saw the fsderslisis as thick /.
Lees A.swsrming.
On the hill, dozen rods perhaps, west OF
the orators stand stood log cabin, made
Of spruce logs, 80 feet by 100 feet with Q
roadway through II crosswise for teams TO
pass.
A great log cabin was there built. all allied with
As ltpg az uncje's barn and shed, guess II
must be wider.
cabins OF considerable size were drawn
there on wheels. The "logs" in these
cases we're light poles. Long latch strings
or rather ropes we're ''out' on all these.
some OF them large enough to be seen
many rods off 0ne OF the main points
which the builders or their party wished
to make especially emphatic was that
their standard bearers latch string was
always out" Hence those who wished
could take hold OF il, give downward
pull, walk in and take of their things"
aud sit down and stay awhile.
"rhe BROKEN tolder, kindly babe to stay.
Sat by his Il 70 and talked the night away;
wept Der his wounds. or, tales OF sorrow done,
shouidered his crutch aud showd how fields
were won.
Such was the quality OF the hospitality
which the Wing party in that campaign
claimed for their standard bearer, Gen.
William Henry Harrison. LOG cabin and
bard cider and "Tippecanoe and Tyler
too" we're Of frequent occurrence in their
songs The songs in of set took broader
ground. going for the party instead OF their
candidates. One Of them started Of as
follows:
when this old hat was new, my boys. some
twenty ears ago,
The fedsralilis began TO fear an overthrow; |
Aud go TO keep The party up and make IL look
lees blue.
The, changed their nance dozen times since
this old hat WAS new
Slrstgun wasn't way station or q
terminus. river town or seaport |
There were then no railroads In Vermont |
aud none near enough Ia other states to |
facilitate the ass, m bling Had there been |
as now railroad stations Within twelve
miles OF the grounds on both sides OF the
Green Mountains, mors thousands might |
and probably wonld have been there. Its |
population wasn't very crowded about
300 On miles square. aud nearly al. that
vast assemblape came from far. Not only |
the people. but the teams were 200 nu-
meroas to IN. niion, 'aslg0s to behold.
Woman wasn't there. As remembered it
wasn't thought proper that she should be,
Long afterwards grave spprebensions used
to be publicly expressed lest IL woman
should leave her proper sphere" 1t might
be said OF her as Shakespeare says OF GER
tain play actors, that, Some Of Natures
journey men have made men and not made
them we'll No marshal Of the day. no
police, nobody to keep the peace and
nobody disposed TO break the peace was
there Once man made q mistake aud
burrahed for Martin Van Buren, and wa
given free ride on the hands OF the
multitude to the highway therefor.
A peddler was recommending his wares,
bis face all wreathed in smiles and bis
tongue dropping petroleum on great
variety OF subjects. meanwhile. TO keep
crowd ronnd bis cart when n tire.cracker
came down fixing aud popped III ht
N bis face aud eyes II ligh,n'rg or
Gabfiels trumpet had at that inpu' Ut
put perpetual injunction on his dung
busil, ss he could hardly have stopped
quicker. Quickly however he iabbrj the
trsamruiafy 4th OF July out Of lis eyes
,bd looked daggers into the crs9d At thu
fender ~ the Of whose hands werc
plenty more u the sam 3 sort Every
oody Lang he'd aud vai ched for the "a zee Q
torrih outcome Naiiins q little til tue
,unshine came back to bis face. he ,ait.
sith pi, assnt smile, III that boy vas
only just little larger wouldn't mind
ssstiua q small cbsrRs Of powder on him.
bat he is pretty small aud possibly his
.nother ~auId rather have bin to keep
i've aud raw than for scientific purposes,
80 as was jus, "a, ing when my hand
some face WAS celebrated, these goods
can't be beat. Thete were the ouly Zip
pies noticed On that day. smooth and Joy
lus sea Of life. Every body's better nature
ON exhibition. Ii was too bad. but
II last it was. Home, Sweet Home.
Hos locnnd did they drive their teams"
srosdf Long after the night hawks and
pats had begun to fly, II was still serried
host and they we're still going Thousands
over night 10 the log cabins spd
% cabins msde 81 bark and bonghs and
sivouaced 10 spendid gfoye Of young
,pruces a little ~sy 10 the northwest OF
he log cabin on the bill Mr. Webster
Nth a iew friends returned and staid over
hight at house about 100 rods east Of the
grounds snd little back from the road
10 the north sile at the top OF the bill
ome fifteen rods west OF small stream,
lnown then and now ~ the meadow
,ronkH or ssrorfeyss hrook III has gone |